Tourism,isdevelopingrapidlyinChina.Withthereformandopening-uppolicybeingcarriedout,thousandsuponthousandsofforeignvisitorsarecrowdingintoourcountry.Theyareeagertoseethisoldmysteriouslandwithasplendidcultureofmorethan5,000years. 　　TourismasaformofenterprisebringsChinaalotofbenefits.Inthefiresplace,itisfinanciallybeneficialtotheeconomicdevelopmentofChina.Asourknow,Chinaneedsmoreandmoreforeigncurrenciesforitsmodernizationprogram.Tourismisoneofthemostimportantchannelstoobtaincurrencies.Secondly,tourismenablestheChinesepeopletoknowmoreabouttheoutsideworld.Ontheotherhand,theforeignerswhohavevisitedChinaaredeeplyimpressedbythelatestdevelopmentsofoutcountryandthefriendlinessandhospitalityofourpeople.ReportsbyvisitorstoChinaabouthowcourteousandhelpfulmostChineseweretothemareoftenprintedinnewspapersofmanydifferentcountries.ItisclearthattourismcontributesagreatdealtothefriendshipandmutualunderstandingbetweentheChinesepeopleandpeopleallovertheworld.